ēluō — meaning in English

English meaning

• rinse verb To wash something with clean water to remove soap, dirt, or residue.

Senses

ēluō is used for these senses in English:

• elute (transitive) To separate one substance from another by means of a solvent; to wash; to cleanse.
• wash off (ambitransitive, ditransitive) To remove (or be removed) by washing; to clean off (dirt or the thing that it is besmirching) by washing.
• wash out To remove something by washing.

rinse — full definition

1. verb To wash something with clean water to remove soap, dirt, or residue.
2. noun The act of rinsing, or a liquid used to rinse, such as a hair or mouth product.

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